Dojoji Temple Legends

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Doojooji 道成寺 Dojo-Ji Temple Legends

. Doojooji 道成寺 Temple Dojoji .
Legend about Anchin and Princess Kiyohime 安珍・清姫伝説

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....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府　
京都市 Kyoto city 中京区 Nakakyo ward

kemuri o dasu kane 煙を出す鐘 a temple bell producing smoke
The bell from 妙満寺 the Temple Myoman-Ji was originally at 道成寺 the Temple Dojo-Ji.
Once they wanted to melt the bell and cast a new one, but
on that day there was a huge rainstorm and the bell begun to blow smoke.

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Gyoki Bosatsu Legends

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Gyooki Bosats, Gyōki 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu

. Gyoki Bosatsu (668 -749) - Introduction .
The great priest Gyoki Bosatsu is well known for his activities
at the construction of the Great Buddha of Nara, 奈良の大仏.

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....................................................................... Aichi 愛知県 　
知多郡 Kita district 南知多町 Minami-Kita town

.The statue of Yakushi Nyorai at 医王寺 the temple Io-Ji .




....................................................................... Kagawa 香川県　
綾歌郡 Ayauta district 坂出町 Sakaide town - 福江町 Fukue town

. ryuujo 竜女と伝説 / 龍女 Ryujo - a female dragon and Gyoki Bosatsu .




....................................................................... Kochi 高知県 　
長岡郡 Nagaoka district 西豊永村 Nishi-Toyonaga village

. The 薬師堂 Yakushi Do Hall in Nishi-Toyonaga .
and the tsue 杖と walking staff of Gyoki Bosatsu.
豊楽寺薬師堂 Temple Buraku-Ji, Yakushi-Do

....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 　
Kyoto 京都市 Kyoto city

. Miroku Bosatsu 弥勒菩薩 .
Once 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu performed special purification rituals near a lake.
Suddenly Miroku Bosatsu 弥勒菩薩 appeared.
The lake used to be called 御泥池 "Honorable muddy pond".
But since then it was called 菩薩池（ミゾロ） Mizoro Pond.
みどろがいけ Midorogaike, みぞろがいけ Mizorogaike, 深泥ケ池 Mizorogaike

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Kyoto 東大和市 Higashi-Yamato city

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Legends about Kannon with 1000 arms .
During the reign of 嵯峨天皇 Emperor Saga Tenno (786 - 842) priest 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi passed 山口村 the village Yamaguchi.
There he saw an old man with white hair resting under a tree. The old man said:
"I am the master of this mountain. When 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu passed here,
he made a statue of 千手観音 Senju Kannon.
The statue was exposed to wind and weather, so please build a hall for it here."
Kobo Daishi walked around the forest, found the statue and build a hall for it.
. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説　 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .




....................................................................... Nagano 長野県 　
小県郡 Chiisagata district 長和町 Nagawa town

Once upon a time a priest (they say it was 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu) came to the village
and wanted to eat musubi むすび rice balls, but one fell down.
It changed and became a the seed of a chestnut.
The villagers planted it and it became a great chestnut tree.
But then it dried up and the tree does not exist any more.




....................................................................... Nagasaki 長崎県 　
長崎市 Nagasaki city

. sesshobashi 殺生橋 the murder bridge .
and kaikoo 怪光 Kaiko, a mysterious light.




....................................................................... Nara 奈良県 　

. Todaiji 東大寺 Temple Todai-Ji and the Daibutsu 大仏 .

During the construction of the Hall for daibutsu 大仏 the Great Buddha in Nara
行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu was bullied by the carpenters,
so he used his prayer beads to teach them a lesson.
They could not work any more and called for Gyoki to come back.
He healed them and they asked him to get some stones for the building.
Now Gyoki used his power to have the rocks from 六甲山 Mount Rokkosan fly to Nara.




....................................................................... Osaka 大阪府 　
四条畷市 Shijonawate city 南野 Minamino

. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals .
At Tatsuoji - Ryubiji 竜尾寺 the Temple Ryuo-Ji (Dragon Tail Temple)
they keep the tail of a dragon as a special temple treasure.
Around 730, when the local villagers were suffering from a drought, 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu held a rain ritual.
In no time it begun to rain and the tail of a dragon fell from the sky.
This tail was kept as a special treasure in 竜尾寺 the Temple Ryubi-Ji.

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .




....................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県 　

About 100 years ago, the Hall where the statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai,
made by 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu, was venerated, needed repair work.
So the statue of Amida Nyorai was taken to another temple during that time.
On the night when the statue was moved, a fire occured.
The hall could be repaired and all was fine afterwards.

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Shizuoka 磐田郡 Iwata district 二俣町 Futamata town

. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
Tengu and Gyoki Bosatsu at 光明山 Mount Komyosan




....................................................................... Tokushima 徳島県 　

Gyoki Bosatsu ギョウキボサツ
Once a trader had loaded his horse with shiosaba 塩鯖 / 塩さば salted mackerels,
when a traveller came and asked to have one fish to eat.
The trader got angry and passed on.
When the traveller started reciting a prayer, the horse could not move any more.
Now the trader realized that this was a powerful priest and gave him the fish.
The priest then recited another prayer and the horse could move on.

- A similar story :
. Saba Daishi 鯖大師 "Mackerel and Kobo Daishi" .




....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県 　
西村山郡 Nishimurayama district 朝日町 Asahi town

oonuma 大沼 Onuma, the great swamp
On top of 大沼山 Mount Onuma is a Shrine in honor of 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu.
Behind the Shrine is a swamp called Onuma 大沼 "Great Swamp".
On the water are many small birds swimming or been blown by the wind.
Some can even swim against the wind. Their exact number is 66. Gyoki also prayed to them.
On the lake is also a great black tree trunk floating.
If it becomes invisible, there will be strange things happening in the land.

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Shitennoji Temple Legends

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Shitennoji 四天王寺 Shitenno-Ji Legends

. Shitennoji 四天王寺 Temple Shitenno-Ji - Introduction .

. sange 散華 "scattered blossom" amulets from Shitenno-Ji .

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....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 　
東山区 Kitayama ward

Once a poor mother left her child at the temple.
The high priest took care of it and it became a priest.
To search for his real parents, he begun to preach every day at 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji.
Finally he could find his mother, who had gone blind.
He made offerings to Sanbo Shoten 三宝諸天 all the gread deities of hte three treasures
and oh wonder, his mother could see again.




....................................................................... Osaka 大阪府 　

Shitenno-Ji no nanafushigi 四天王寺七不思議 the seven wonders of Shitenno-Ji
. Shitenno-Ji no nanafushigi .
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Shitennoji no Koshindo 庚申堂 the Koshin Hall at Shitenno-Ji
At 庚申堂 the Hall for Koshin there was a special ritual on the day of Koshin in the seventh month.
The last Koshin Day in December was also special.
If people came to the Koshin Hall naked to pray, they would be healed from bed wetting.
Therefore many men came just wearing their underwear.
. kooshin 庚申伝説 Legends about the Koshin Cult .

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大阪市 Osaka city

. Master Carver Hidari Jingoro 左甚五郎 at the Temple .

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. gama 蝦蟇と伝説 Legends about toads .
In March of 784, the first year of the regency of 桓武天皇 Emperor Kanmu Tenno (735 – 806)
20000 gama 蝦蟇 toads came to the shore at 難波 Nanba and walked to 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji.
After showing their respect, the animals scattered in the area.

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大阪市 Osaka city 天王寺区 Tennoji ward

. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals / Regenzauber .
In the West of 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji there is a pond.
During a drought the water can all disappear.
After a rain ritual, it will soon start to rain.

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ishi to ka shita ushi 石と化した牛 an ox turned stone
During the construction of 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji the stones were transported by ushiguruma 牛車 ox carts.
When the buildings were completed, one ox turned into stone.
Its statue is now verenated in a small sanctuary in the South of the main temple.

. ushi 牛と伝説 Legends about ox, bull, cow . . .

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Moriya no basson 守屋の末孫 the descendants of Moriya

The descendants of、物部守屋 Mononobe Moriya (? - 587) are still living
near the Eastenr Gate of 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji.
During the rituals of the death of Shotoku Taishi on February 22 (old lunar calendar)
they come down from 六時堂 the Hall Rokujido, wearing a formal court dress.

Mononobe no Moriya (物部 守屋, died 587) was an Ō-muraji,
a high-ranking clan head position of the ancient Japanese Yamato state,
having inherited the position from his father Mononobe no Okoshi.
Like his father, he was a devoted opponent of Buddhism,
which had recently been introduced to Japan from the continent.
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. seiryuu ike 青竜池 the pond of the Azure Dragon .
and kamei no mizu 亀井の水, where fresh water from the Turtle Well always flows.

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. Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子 - Legends .

Shotoku Taishi no fue 聖徳太子の笛 the flute of Prince Shotoku Taishi
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龍笛 / 高麗笛 （京不見御笛 （きょうみず））
Ryuteki Flute / Komabue Flute (Kyomizu-no-Ofue).
Legend had it that Prince Shōtoku Taishi was once playing the flute while riding on a horse when, suddenly,
a mountain god charmed by the melody appeared before him in the shape of a monkey and improvised a dance.
The monkey-face mask still used by the dancer could thus be taken as evidence
that the bugaku piece is a depiction of this scene.
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Zazen Meditation Legends

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zazen 座禅 Zen Meditation and Legends

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....................................................................... Ehime 愛媛県 　
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松山市 Matsuyama city 平田町 Hirata town

. The priest at 常福寺 the temple Jofuku-Ji .


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Nichiren Sect Legends

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Nichiren Shu 日蓮宗 Legends about the Nichiren Sect

. Saint Nichiren 日蓮 (1222 – 1282) .
Founder of the Nichiren Sect.

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....................................................................... Hokkaido 北海道 　
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函館市 Hakodate town

. yonaki ishi 夜泣石 stone crying at night .




....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 　
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左京区 Sakyo Ward 東松が崎 Higashi-Matsugasaki

. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
A priest at a Nichiren Temple at Higashi-Matsugasaki felt his death coming.
Suddenly he got up, his eyes began to shine, his nose grew bigger and bigger,
he grew wings, became a Tengu and went up into the sky to 如意が岳 Mount Nyoigatake.

....................................................................... Mie 三重県 　
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志摩郡 Shima district

. hebigami 蛇神 "Serpent Deity" from 大王町 Daio Town .




....................................................................... Nagasaki 長崎県 　
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西海市 Saikai city 西彼町 Seihi town

. praying for rain .
日伝上人 / 日傳上人 Hiden Shonin and Nichiren




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. 千束の池袈裟懸松 Kesagake no Matsu Pine at Senzoku-Ike Pond .


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Kogakuji Kannon Fujimi

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. 山の手三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples in the Yamanote area
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Koogakuji 光岳寺 　Kogaku-Ji - Fujimi
渓照山 Keishozan 西向院　Saiko-In 光岳寺 Kogaku-Ji

調布市富士見町1-36-2 / Chofu city, Fujimi town

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

This Temple was built in 1645, to venerate the mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu,
. O-Dai no Kata 於大の方 .
and 伝通院 / 傳通院 Temple Dentsu-In.
Her poshumous name was 傳通院殿 容譽光岳智光大禅定尼.
It was relocated to its present place in 1944.
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太田道灌稲荷 the Ota Dokan Inari Shrine
大島蓼太の墓 the grave of Haiku poet Oshima Ryota (1718 - 1787)
小川泰山の墓 the grave of Ogawa Taizan (1769 - 1785)

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- Homepage of the temple
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. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩 .

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. 山の手三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples in the Yamanote area

. The Yamanote area in Edo / Tokyo .

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Gokuraku Paradise Legends

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Gokuraku 極楽 Legends about the Buddhist Paradise

. 極楽浄土 Gokuraku Jodo, Paradise of Amida Nyorai in the West .

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....................................................................... Aichi 愛知県　
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豊田市 Toyota city 川下 Kawashimo

. a spirit at 雪蹊寺 Temple Sekkei-Ji .


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Entsuji Temple Legends

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Entsuuji 円通寺 / 圓通寺 Legends about temples named Entsu-Ji

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....................................................................... Ehime 愛媛県 　
北宇和郡 Kita-Uwa district 津島町 Tsushima town

The priest 恵林 Erin from 円通寺 the Temple Entsu-Ji was very rich.
He died, his soul still hanging on to the riches.
People who got part of the money were cursed.
The villagers finally built a small sanctuart for him, calling him
Saguragi Myojin 桜木明神 the Sakuragi Myojin Deity of the Cherry Tree. On day 8 of the 7th lunar month, they hold special rituals for him.




....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 　
京丹後市 KyoTango city

. Raijin 雷神と伝説 Legends about the God of Thunder and Lightning .
and the disappearance of a dead body.




....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県 　

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Yamanotera (山の寺) "Mountain Temple"
is the collective name for a group of temples located on a hill in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
In 1581, Maeda Toshiie, the Sengoku period ruler of Noto Province ordered the construction of 29 Buddhist temples as part of the defenses of Nanao Castle.
All of the major Buddhist sects were represented, with the exception of the Jōdo Shinshū sect, which was the sect of the Ikkō-ikki movement that Maeda Toshiie was attempting to suppress.
Today sixteen temples remain in 1581 and are considered of great historical importance to the local people.
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仙台市 Sendai city 泉区 Izumi ward

Yamanotera Dounji 山ノ寺洞雲寺 The Mountain Temple Doun-Ji
宮城県仙台市泉区 - Miyagi, Sendai city, Izumi ward

Sakanoue no Tamuramaro spend some time as a child in this temple.
Around 820, Jigaku Daishi revitalized this Mountain Temple.
Around 1730, a priest from 輪王寺 the temple Rinno-Ji reconstructed the temple with a large compound.
. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .
. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro 坂上田村麻呂 (758 - 811) .

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In 1400, 祥三和尚 the priest Shozo revitalized the temple.
Every day a young couple came to help.
One day the couple told the priest they were a pair of daija 大蛇 large serpents.
The priest held special rituals for them, so they could go to the Buddhist Paradise.




....................................................................... Niigata 新潟県 　
十日町市 Tokamachi city 中条 Nakajo

. honzon no tatari 本尊の祟り the curse of the Amida Buddha statue .




....................................................................... Shimane 島根県 　
飯石郡 Iishi district

. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .
A man named 横屋 Yokoya was able to remove the bewitching of a fox.
The pries of 円通寺 the Temple Entsu-Ji also used to remove the bewitching of a fox.
Families with a healed person were not welcome and their children usually could not marry.

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....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都 　
八王子市 Hachioji city 高月町 Takatsuki town

. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
There is a painting of 布袋渡河 Hotei crossing the river at 円通寺 the Temple Entsu-Ji.
Hotei had found out that the a Tanuki had shape-shifted into the priest of 円通寺 the Temple Entsu-Ji
and had made this painting to remember the event.
When there was a fire at the temple, this painting was safe.
It is now kept as an amulet against fires at the temple storehouse.


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Jizo Do Hall Legends

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Jizoodoo 地蔵堂 Jizo-Do Hall Legends

箭先地蔵堂 Sensaki Jizo Do Hall - Sekigahara
岐阜県不破郡関ケ原町大字藤下275-2 / Gifu Fuwa district, Toge

. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - Introduction .

. Kyoto 上徳寺 Jotoku-Ji .
yotsugi Jizo Do 世継地蔵堂 "Heir Jizo Hall"

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....................................................................... Aichi 愛知県 　
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知多郡 Chita district 美浜町 Mihama town

Sakashimagawa Jizo 逆しま川地蔵尊 Jizo Bosatsu from River Sakashima
Once upon a time, an old woman from 北奥田 Kita-Okada had a dream:
"If you built 地蔵堂 a Jizo Do Hall at the place where the river runs upside down, your family will be for ever prosperous!"
They found a place where the water was running upside down and built a hall to venerate Jizo Bosatsu.
The water of the river went back to flow normally.
The family of the old woman became prosperous.
Washing with the water of such a river will take away warts.
. ibotori 疣取り / イボ取り / いぼとり take away warts .
There are many rivers named Sakagawa 逆川（さかがわ、さかさがわ、さかさまがわ) "river flowing upside down" - - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !




....................................................................... Aomori 青森県　
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Sometimes the farmers hear the sound of the door of 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall open and close,
sometimes at the temple there is the sound of someone using water in the kitchen ...
If this happens, a parishioner of the temple has died.




....................................................................... Fukushima 福島県　
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いわき市 Iwaki city 四倉町 Yotsukura town

hanatori Jizo 鼻取地蔵 / 鼻取り地蔵 Jizo picking his nose
During the rice planting season, the statue of Hanatori Jizo 鼻取地蔵 Jizo picking his nose changes into a young man to help the farmers.
The fields below 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Halll are called
Jizo Sama no Ta 地蔵様の田 fields of Venerable Jizo sama.
The farmers never use fertilizer or horses in these fields.
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Once a boy helped with rice planting, but the farmer chided it for picking its nose too often.
There came another child and helped instead with the work.
When the farmer wanted to thank this child and searched for it,
he found small dirty footprints on the slope up to 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall.
Jizo had come to help and the farmer was very greatful.




....................................................................... Ibaraki　茨城県　
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利根町 Tone town

mabiki no ema 間引きの絵馬 votive tabled for Mabiki
At 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall in the remains of 布川城址 Fukawa castle there is 絵馬 an ema votive tablet for Mabiki.
If the amulet is reflected in the sliding door, it shows horns on the head of the woman.
At the side stands 地蔵様 Jizo Bosatsu, crying.
. mabiki 間引き "thinning out".




....................................................................... Iwate 岩手県 　
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花巻市 Hanamaki city 石鳥谷町 Ishidoriya town

akagozuka 赤子塚 Mound for a baby
寺林村光林寺 the Temple Korin-Ji の西の道、地蔵堂側にある杉の木辺りは四畳敷ほどの高さとなっていた。大興寺 the Temple Daiko-Ji の和尚がここを通りかかると古塚の中から経文を読むような赤子の声が聞こえてきた。塚を掘ると赤子は生きていて、和尚が育てるととても優秀で跡を継ぐことになった。後の名は如幻和尚 Priest Nyogen という。
また埋まっていた塚を Akagozuka 赤子塚 or Nyogenzuka 如幻塚という。




....................................................................... Osaka 大阪府 　
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. hoosoo 疱瘡 伝説 Hoso - Legends about Smallpox .
In the 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall in Central Osaka they sell an ema 絵馬 votive tablet by
Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo 鎮西八郎為朝 / Minamoto no Tametomo (源為朝).
People buy it and hang it at the front door. This will prevent children from getting smallpox.
A ema 絵馬 votive tablet with Tametomo driving out the demons, depicted as 疱瘡神 Hosogami.
This amulet was quite popular when an epidemy of smallpox occured, before the Meiji period.
. Minamoto no Tametomo (源為朝) (1139 – 1170) .




....................................................................... Shimane 島根県 　
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浜田市 Hamada city 蛭子町 Ebisu town

migawari Jizo 身代り地藏
大喧嘩の末、妻を切り殺した夫が翌朝起きると、妻は何事もなかったかのようにしている。地蔵堂へ行ってみると、地蔵尊が袈裟掛けに切られて血を流していた。身代わり地蔵が妻の身代わりになってくれたのであった。




....................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県 　
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田方郡 Tagata district 中伊豆町 Nakaizu town

taki no nushi 滝の主 the master of the waterfall

The master of Banjo no taki 万城の滝 the Banjo Waterfall at 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall is aka-ushi 赤牛 a red bull.

. Legends about the Red Cow, Red Bull 赤牛と伝説 aka-ushi, akaushi .


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Zenkoji Temple Legends

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Zenkooji 善光寺 Zenko-Ji Temple Legends

Zenkō-ji is a famous Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagano. The temple was built in the 7th century.
. Zenkooji 善光寺 Zenkō-ji Introduction and Haiku .

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. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
Once an old hag came by the tea shop of an old man and asked the way to the temple Zenko-Ji in Nagano.
After a few days she was back, quite exhausted. When the old man gave her some sake to relax, she became very tired and fell asleep. In her sleep she revealed her true form - a tanuki. The old man wanted to catch her alive and went to get some help.
But by the time they returned the tanuki (and the old woman) were nowhere to be seen any more.




....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 　
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京都市 Kyoto city 東山区 Higashiyama ward

. Nyorai no tatari 如来の祟り The curse of Nyorai .
and the temple 方広寺 Hoko-Ji.


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chinsho sunken bell legends

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chinshoo 沈鐘 Chinsho, sunken bell legends
eine versunkene Tempelglocke

parts of a bonshoo 梵鐘 temple bell


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. kane 鐘 bell, temple bell .
bonshoo 梵鐘 temple bell
hanging temple bell, tsurigane 釣鐘
"crocodile's mouth", waniguchi 鰐口
bronze bell, dootaku 銅鐸
small bell, suzu　鈴

. kane 鐘と伝説 Legends about the temple bell .

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....................................................................... Fukuoka 福岡県 　
宗像市 Munakata city

Around 1600, 黒田長政 Kuroda Nagamasa was the first to pull the sunken bell out, but could not.
Later they tried again, but when they had pulled it out just a bit, there came a typhoon and the boat was crashed.
Another time they pulled it out until the ryuuto 龍頭 dragon head could be seen,
but then came a huge wave and smashed the village and the fields around.
At 鐘ケ崎 Kanegasaki (鐘崎 Kanzaki) on a fine day, pepole can see the sunken temple bell on the ocean floor.




....................................................................... Niigata 　
柏崎市 Kashiwazaki city

. The temple bell from 西光寺 Saiko-Ji .




....................................................................... Nagano　長野県 　
南佐久郡 Minami-Saku district / Matsubara Suwa Shrine 松原諏訪神社

At the riverpool 七曲りの渕 Nanamagari no fuchi there was a sunken bell and the villagers could not pull it out.
One villager mumbled: "If we ever get it out, we should give it to 松原の諏訪様 the Suwa Shrine at Matsubara."
Now all of a sudden they could pull it out and even now it is at the Suwa shrine at Matsubara.
. Suwa Shrine Legends .

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Nagano 下伊那郡 Shimo-Ina district 天竜村 Tenryu village

. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals / Regenzauber .
The sunken bell at 釣鐘渕 the river pool Tsuriganefuchi had be pulled out and given to the local temple.
Since then there had been hideri 日照り a drought and the fields all dried up.
The villagers brought the bell back to the riverpool and performed a rain ritual.
It started to rain very soon.

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Nagano 下高井郡 Shimo-Takai district

The temple bell from 大照寺 Daisho-Ji was groaning one evening and then fell into the river.
The priest had a new bell made, but it also groaned and fell into the river.
Since then, the temple does not have a bell any more.




....................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県 　
Shiga 大津市 Otsu city 園城寺町 Onjoji town

. Musashiboo Benkei 武蔵坊弁慶 (? - 1189) .
三井寺 - 弁慶の引摺り鐘 the Benkei temple bell at Miidera

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The temple bell, Benkei no hikitsuirgane, which was manufactured during the Nara period, is said to have been donated to the Mii-dera temple as an expression of gratitude to Fujiwara no Hidesato for the Extermination of the Centipede (“Mukade Taiji”, a legendary episode) living on mount Mikamiyama.
The bell is also said to have been brought back from Ryu-gu, the underwater Palace of the Dragon King.
In the tenth century, during the succession disputes which broke out between Tendai monks, Benkei (a warrior monk, popular subject of Japanese folklore) took the bell away and dragged it up to the summit of mount Hiei. There, he tried to strike it and got mad when he heard it ringing “eeno eeno”, which means “I want to go back” in the Kansai dialect.
Benkei then threw the bell down to the bottom of the valley.
The scars and cracks which can be seen on the bell are said to be traces of this episode.
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. Mii Temple 三井寺 　Miidera, Mii-dera .
The sound of the bell at this temple has been admired for its beauty in literature since ancient times.
In the Edo period the "Evening Bell from the Temple of Mii" was counted as one of the "Eight Views of Omi".




....................................................................... Tokyo 　
町田市 Machida city

chinshoo 沈鐘 the sunken temple bell
Once the temple bell from the 大日堂 Dainichi-Do hall had fallen down and nobody could find it - it had simple disappeared.
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There was a bell at Ropponmatsu 六本松 "Six Pine Trees", but the local fishermen said it was disturbing and asked the officials to take it down. But it was not allowed. So the fishermen took it away secretely at night and threw it into a deep valley.
Later they could not find it any more, however much they searched.
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Another bell had been thrown into a well and all the villagers wanted to pull it out again.
But every time when the bell was almost out, the thick rope ruptured and the bell fell back into the well.
Eventually they burried the well and made a memorial mound out of it.


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Dainichidoo 大日堂と伝説 Dainichido, Dainichi Do Hall　legends

. Dainichi mairi 大日詣 visiting a Dainichi Hall .
秋田県鹿角市大日堂舞楽 Akita, Dainichi Hall Kagura Bugaku Dance

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....................................................................... Aichi 愛知県 　
知多郡 Chita district 武豊町 Taketoyo town

. Koomyooji 光明寺 Komyo-Ji Temple Legends .

Around 1550, at the Chokuganji Temple 御嶽山 Ontakezan 光明寺 Komyo-Ji (Dainichi-Ji 大日寺) there was a fire coming over from a nearby warfield and the statue of 大日如来 Dainichi Nyoarai was burried in the pond.
Later around 1655 the villagers of 長尾村 Nagao village had the statue excarvated under the supervision of 大島四郎兵衛久成 (大嶋四郎兵衛久成) Oshima Shirobei Hisanari, but the villagers from Nishiura came along and claimed it was their protector deity.
It came to a fight and Nishimura won, trying to take the statue with them.
But they could not lift the statue or move it.
When the villagers of Nagao village tried to lift it, it was light and they could take it.
Back home they build a hall for the statue, 大日堂 Dainichi Do and venerated the deity there.
. Chokuganji 勅願寺 Chokugan-Ji, "Imperial Temple" .




....................................................................... Ehime 愛媛県 　
越智郡 Ochi district 上島町 Kamijima town

. hijirigami 聖神 Hijiri saint as a deity .




....................................................................... Fukui 福井県 　
敦賀市 Tsuruga city

. yama no kami koo 山の神講 prayer group for the god of the mountain .




....................................................................... Iwate 岩手県 　
八幡平市 Hachimantai city 長者前 Chojamae town

Danburi chōja だんぶり長者 "Dragonfly Choja", "The Dragonfly Rich Man".
Once upon a time
there lived a very rich man, called Danburi chōja だんぶり長者 "Dragonfly Choja".
When he was young, he was just a normal farmer.
One day he took a nap at lunchtime, when a dragonfly dame down from the mountain and swirled around him.
His wife saw it and found it strange, but then he woke up.

He said he had drunk some delicious rice wine.
The couple went up to the mountain and found a well where rice wine was coming out.
Indeed, there was gold for them in the mountain!
Since then, he became a super rich man!
His home can be seen at the town of 湯瀬 Yuze.
Nearby is the 大日堂 Dainichi Do Hall to show his gratitude to the deity.
danburi 蜻蛉 is the local dialect for dragonfly.

The same legend it told in 秋田県 Akita, 鹿角郡 Kazuno district.

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Iwate 紫波町 Shiwa town 北日詰 Kitahizume

ishi no sei 石の精 the spirit of a stone
Every night there was a strange yokai 妖怪 monster at the bridge and the villagers were afraid.
Once a brave Samurai hit the monster with his sword.
Next morning they found a stone with a blue tinge at 大日堂 the Dainichi Do Hall crashed to pieces.

岩手県紫波郡紫波町北日詰大日堂




....................................................................... Kanagawa 神奈川県 　
秦野市 Hadano city

ichiko イチコ, itako イタコ　Itako medium
At 大日堂 the Dainichi Do Hall at the temple 香音寺 Koon-Ji there was an Itako medium.
If someone had died, his family would go there to contact the dead via the Itako, be it man or woman.
. kuchiyose 口寄せ / クチヨセ to summon the soul of a dead person /Itako .

Koon-Ji 神奈川県秦野市西田原437




....................................................................... Nagano 長野県 　

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南佐久郡 Minami-Saku district 佐久穂町 Sakuho town

. hinotama, hi no tama 火の玉と伝説 Legends about fire balls .
The daughter of 桜井家 the Sakurai Family had married and lived at 大日堂 the Dainichi Do Hall.
She died at the age of 40.
That night hi no tama 火の玉 a ball of fire was seen by many neighbours falling on the roof.
They say it was the soul of the woman coming to inform her family about her fate.

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Nagano 上田市 Ueda city / 長命寺 Chomei-Ji

. kaibyo Kotababa, Kodababa 怪猫小太ばば The Monster Cat Kotababa, Kota Baba .




....................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県 　
真岡市 Moka city // 獅子舞

. Lion Dance and densenbyo 伝染病 pandemics .




....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都 　
町田市 Machida city

. chinshoo 沈鐘 Chinsho, sunken temple bell legends .


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